Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritania, 1981

Mauritania
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritania was 6.64 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 67,342 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.64
Births
67,342
Births per 1,000 people
44.4
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
1,516,877
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1422.51.7%2,183
15-19136.710.3%10,844
20-24241.418.2%15,001
25-29281.821.3%13,703
30-34259.519.6%11,360
35-39221.516.7%9,001
40-44124.39.4%4,191
45-4935.42.7%1,004
50-542.20.2%52